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About a year and a half ago I tried switching to sumo deadlift and went a little too high on the intensity which lead to some upper hamstring/groin pain. I backed the weight way off, built it back up slowly, and didn't have a major issue with it until a couple of days ago. It never affected me to the point of not being able to squat my programed weight/reps.
So a couple days ago I am back in the gym after taking 1.5 weeks off due to a tweak in my lower back from squatting. I started a powerbuilding type program to build some muscle and the higher volume has been rough for my lower body to adjust to. I had front squats for 4 sets of 2 reps before doing 3x10 on deadlifts. I could feel the hamstring/groin pain during front squats just barely, but not enough to think it was injured. When I start the warm up for the deadlifts, I can feel the pain more, but not terribly. My first working set, the weight felt way heavier than normal, but the hamstring/groin pain wasn't getting any worse throughout the movement so I continued 5 very slow/controlled reps making sure to keep perfect form. When I set the bar down and start to stand up, I felt the pain much more significantly and called it there. I was able to walk and finish my non lower body movements without any pain or issue.
I am concerned because this feels worse than it did originally. I only feel it in hip hinge movements during daily activities. I started doing the level 1 exercises here with little to no pain. I continued with my upper body workouts, but have squats coming up. I am looking for what to do from here and if this is an issue that will stop me from continuing training.
Thanks!
So a couple days ago I am back in the gym after taking 1.5 weeks off due to a tweak in my lower back from squatting. I started a powerbuilding type program to build some muscle and the higher volume has been rough for my lower body to adjust to. I had front squats for 4 sets of 2 reps before doing 3x10 on deadlifts. I could feel the hamstring/groin pain during front squats just barely, but not enough to think it was injured. When I start the warm up for the deadlifts, I can feel the pain more, but not terribly. My first working set, the weight felt way heavier than normal, but the hamstring/groin pain wasn't getting any worse throughout the movement so I continued 5 very slow/controlled reps making sure to keep perfect form. When I set the bar down and start to stand up, I felt the pain much more significantly and called it there. I was able to walk and finish my non lower body movements without any pain or issue.
I am concerned because this feels worse than it did originally. I only feel it in hip hinge movements during daily activities. I started doing the level 1 exercises here with little to no pain. I continued with my upper body workouts, but have squats coming up. I am looking for what to do from here and if this is an issue that will stop me from continuing training.
Thanks!
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